Vol 3, No 1 (2018)
Technical note
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Relation of the Readiness for Hospital Discharge after Myocardial Infarction Scale to socio-demographic and clinical factors. An observational study

Agata Kosobucka1, Michał Kasprzak2, Piotr Michalski1, Łukasz Pietrzykowski1, Tomasz Fabiszak2, Mirosława Felsmann3, Aldona Kubica1
Medical Research Journal 2018;3(1):32-37.

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of the study was to analyse the relationship between the Readiness for Hospital Discharge after Myocardial Infarction Scale (RHD MIS) scores and socio-demographic and clinical factors in patients after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) treated with percutaneous coronary angioplasty.

Material and methods: The study was conducted as a single-centre, prospective, cohort, 6-month observa-tion, including 213 patients: 59 women and 154 men aged 30–91 years (average age of 62,91 ± 11.26 years).

Results: Patients’ economic status was found to have a significant impact on the readiness for discharge measured by RHD-MIS general score.

Among all three investigated RHD-MIS subscales, objective assessment of knowledge was influenced by gender (p = 0.012) and place of residence (p = 0.025). There was a linear trend for increase of knowledge along with increase in education level (p = 0.030). The only factor influencing patients’ expectations was their economic status (p value for heterogeneity: 0.014). A linear correlation between growing of patients’ expectations and worsening of their economic status (p = 0.008) was observed.

Conclusion: Readiness to discharge should be routinely assessed in all patients hospitalized with myo-cardial infarction. The result of this assessment should be used to identify patients requiring additional education. Further research is prompted to determine the cut-off values of RHD-MIS results qualifying patients for additional educational interventions.

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